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• Wow! Retracted – A crazed delight from David Robertson

  By John Freeman on January 3, 2018

  

  Wow! Retracted is the latest title from Dundee-based Fred Egg Comics – and if you’ve previously bought any of this quirky indie publisher’s books… then be prepared for even more quirkiness! LeadIng with plenty of head-scratching, brain-teasing strips from writer-artist… Read More ›

• Jim Baikie: A Stripography (and some Musical Notes)

  By John Freeman on January 3, 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  Here’s a guide to comics artist Jim Baikie’s comics career, including his lesser known British girls’ comic work, revealing his huge contribution to many titles. Jim died in December 2017; you can read our obituary here and an Appreciation by Alan Moore… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Music and Comics

  By John Freeman on January 3, 2018

  

  In a pair of interviews recorded in front of a live audience, Panel Borders investigates the work of a trio of creators who have an interest in combining music and comic book art. At Thought Bubble Festival, Alex Fitch talks… Read More ›

• In Review – Read Em and Weep Book Two – Goodnight, John-Boy

  By Antony Esmond on January 3, 2018

  

  Written by Pat Mills and Kevin O’Neill Available through Amazon on Kindle and Paperback See also: Read Em and Weep Book One – Serial Killer The Story: The Geek Detective is back! Now comic book editor and armchair serial killer,… Read More ›

• When Batman got Knocked Off – and encountered British comics “The Spider” along the way!

  By downthetubes Guests on January 3, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  In the first of a series of articles, publisher, comics creator and historian of Tamil comics King Viswa reveals some disturbing and bizarre instances of comics copyright theft by a Tamil comics publisher… Research and documents prove that the first… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: Comic Artist Jim Baikie

  By John Freeman on January 2, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  We’re sorry to report the passing of Eisner Award-winning Scottish comic artist Jim Baikie, perhaps best known to many downthetubes readers as co-creator of 2000AD’s alien-on-the-run, Skizz. He enjoyed a career in comics that began with work for girls titles in the 1960s that would go on to encompass “Charlie’s Angels” and “Terrahawks” for Look-In, 2000AD and superhero work in the United States. He was also a much in demand artist beyond the comics medium

• Happy New Year from Score ‘n’ Roar star “Nipper”, who lives on – in Croatia! (and football comics are on the ‘keepy up’, too)

  By John Freeman on January 2, 2018

  

  2018 has begun with a a reminder from 2000AD publisher Rebellion that Roy of the Rovers, one of the major British comic characters they now own, is returning (as we reported last September). But Roy isn’t the only football comic… Read More ›

• Cheeky comic “Dummy” unearthed on eBay: but what changed in the planning before print?

  By Colin Noble on December 28, 2017

  

  As time has gone by, I have become more and more interested in how British comics were pitched, created and got to that crucial first issue where I, as a kid, would go “Ooh!” and fork out my hard earned… Read More ›

• “Lost” Doctor Who strip materialises

  By John Freeman on December 27, 2017

  

  This Doctor Who story was victim to the cancellation of Doctor Who Adventures

• McClane or Cross? Win a festive painting in Graeme Neil Reid’s December Art Raffle!

  By John Freeman on December 26, 2017

  

  Doctor Who artist Graeme Neil Reid is in the festive spirit this month and has a little bit of festive movie magic for his art raffle this month. He’s offering art inspired by two films from 1988 that have become… Read More ›

• New artist joins Commando ranks for final 2017 releases

  By John Freeman on December 26, 2017

  

  Brand new Commando comics from DC Thomson (Issues 5083-5086) are on sale in newsagents and various digital platforms this Thursday, 28th December. It’s the final set for 2017, featuring the debut of another artist new to the veteran title, Paolo… Read More ›

• Rare Dan Dare concept art unearthed from classic story “Reign of the Robots”

  By John Freeman on December 24, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Eagle co-creator Frank Hampson’s son Peter Hampson recently dropped us a line to tell us about some recently-discovered Dan Dare concept sketches, now online on the artist’s official web site. The art, designs for the story “Reign of the Robots”, was… Read More ›

• Airfix artist Roy Cross “Swift” covers on eBay

  By Jeremy Briggs on December 24, 2017

  

  Four lovely covers for Swift, the younger readers stablemate to Eagle, are currently on offer on eBay (at eye-watering prices). Published in 1962, they’re all by artist Roy Cross who’s perhaps best known for his work illustrating Airfix Model box… Read More ›

• 2000AD’s Dark Judges stalk into New Scientist – the strangest crossover yet?

  By John Freeman on December 22, 2017

  

  You cannot kill what doesss not liiiive – but how will the future cope with the four alternative horsemen of the apocalypse? For a darkly gothic Christmas treat, Britain’s biggest comic – 2000AD – has teamed up with New Scientist,… Read More ›

• First Awesome Comics Podcast anthology in the works, to launch at True Believers in February

  By John Freeman on December 22, 2017

  

  The Awesome Comics Anthology – the work of the team who bring you the Awesome Comics Podcast dedicated to British independent comics – is making its debut at True Believers Comic Festival on Saturday February 3rd 2018 and the book is… Read More ›

• Tissues may be required: Cats Protection animation “Kozal’s Christmas” pulls at the heart strings

  By John Freeman on December 22, 2017

  

  “Kozal’s Christmas” is a smashing little animation in aid of Cats Protection with art by Rus Hudda, telling the true life story of Kozal, a 16-year-old ginger cat, who arrived at Cats Protection’s National Cat Adoption Centre in Sussex and… Read More ›

• 2000AD’s Dan Abnett part of festive University Challenge

  By John Freeman on December 22, 2017

  

  2000AD writer Dan Abnett appears on an “alumni” episode of University Challenge on BBC2 over Christmas, representing his old Oxford college. “A couple of weeks ago, in a moment of what can only be described as a ‘definite case of… Read More ›

• AXA: Battle for the Serpent Gate – movie promotional activity ramps up

  By John Freeman on December 21, 2017

  

  Los Angeles-based Saturn Harvest is ramping up work on its Axa movie project, AXA: Battle for the Serpent Gate, based on the newspaper strip first published in the British newspaper The Sun from 1978 to 1986, written by the late… Read More ›

• Durham Red returns to 2000AD in 2018, with a new take on the character from Alec Worley and Ben Willsher

  By John Freeman on December 19, 2017

  

  Created by John Wagner, Alan Grant and Carlos Ezquerra for the legendary 2000AD strip “Strontium Dog”, Durham Red returns in a brand new solo series “Born Bad” by writer Alec Worley (Star Wars, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and artist Ben… Read More ›

• In Review: Faceache – The Ken Reid Years Volume One – The First Hundred Scrunges

  By downthetubes Guests on December 19, 2017

  

  By Ken Reid (some pages by Barrie Appleby, uncredited) Introduced by Alan Moore and Antony J. Reid Out: Now Publisher: Rebellion (Treasury of British Comics) ISBN: 9781781086018 The Book: Hilarious face-changing adventures by one of the greats of British comics!… Read More ›

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